Repatha works by blocking a specific enzyme in your liver to help your body remove cholesterol more effectively. It is not an immunosuppressant drug, so it doesn’t work by suppressing the immune ...

Amgen has a new tool to employ in its battle with Sanofi and Regeneron for PCSK9 market dominance. The drugmaker said today that the FDA has approved a new hands-free injector for a once-monthly dose ...

If you think the science driving the biopharmaceutical industry is wonky, try to follow a drug's paper trail once it leaves the manufacturer. In the U.S., wholesale distributors, retail pharmacies, ...

The high cost of drugs continues to dominate the news in the biopharmaceutical industry. Recent data for new cancer drugs that upregulate the immune system to fight melanoma, lung cancer, etc. are ...

Ed Silverman, a senior writer and Pharmalot columnist at STAT, has been covering the pharmaceutical industry for nearly three decades. He is also the author of the morning Pharmalittle newsletter and ...